TIRUCHENDUR
Constituency no. 38 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called TIRUCHENDUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1989
DHANUSKODI ATHITHAN R.
INC
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1989
2,12,071
37.24% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
DMKKARTHIKEYAN A.
- Votes
- 1,73,585
- Vote share
- 30.48%
- Behind by
- 2,12,071
Electors
9,51,922
Total votes polled
5,69,438
Valid votes
5,69,438
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.8%
Full result, 1989
13 candidates · 5,69,438 valid votes
DHANUSKODI ATHITHAN R.INCwon
3,85,656
67.7%
KARTHIKEYAN A.DMK
1,73,585
30.5%
ELAVARASAN ITMM
1,602
0.3%
LESHMANA PERUMAL ALIAS THAPENDARAN P.IND
1,535
0.3%
PAPANASAM C.PMK
1,500
0.3%
SARAVANA PERUMAL S.IND
1,120
0.2%
KALAYANA SUNDARAM A.IND
999
0.2%
RAJA GOPALAN N.IND
898
0.2%
KARTHIKEYAN J.IND
781
0.1%
HARIRAMA KRISHAN I.IND
483
0.1%
DHANUKKODI RAMALINGA PANDIAN A.IND
439
0.1%
VALLIVEL NADAR O.K.IND
422
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | RADHIKA SELVI. V | DMK | 3,94,484 | 62.52% | THAMODARAN. T | 1,81,681 |
| 1999 | Jayaseelan, A.D.K. | DMK | 2,37,630 | 44.41% | Rajan, Dr.B.P. | 59,666 |
| 1998 | RAMARAAJAN | ADMK | 2,64,290 | 49.34% | DHANUSKODI ATHITHAN R. | 46,855 |
| 1996 | DHANUSKODI ATHITHAN R. | TMCM | 3,17,943 | 55.57% | JUSTIN S. | 2,03,711 |
| 1991 | DHANUSHKODI ATHINTHAN R. | INC | 3,81,521 | 73.43% | ANTON GOMEZ G. | 2,58,776 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above